System and Method for Real-Time Address Correction
First Claim
1. A real-time address correction system for correcting addresses of mail articles in real-time, comprising:
- a sorter, comprising;
a vision system;
a controller;
a bin; and
a printer system; and
a forwarding system, comprising;
a local computer having a processor, a computer-readable storage medium, and a network interface, wherein the local computer is for interfacing the sorter to a remote computer;
the remote computer having a processor, a computer-readable storage medium, a database, and a network interface, wherein the remote computer is for interfacing the local computer to the database; and
a cloud system, comprising;
a global network of computers; and
a cloud based computer-readable storage medium;
wherein the global network of computers when combined with the cloud based computer-readable storage medium provides a transmission path and storage environment for data transmissions between the local computer and the remote computer; and
wherein the bin is configured for storing mail articles while data transmissions between the local computer and the remote computer are delayed.
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Abstract
A system and method by which mail sorting equipment can correct postal addresses utilizing cloud technology. The real-time address correction system for correcting addresses of mail articles in real-time, comprises sorters, vision systems, controllers, processors, printers, local and remote computers, databases, bins, and a cloud system to tie together the local and remote computers in addition to the sorters and controllers. Corrected postal addresses are stored remotely and locally to the sorter and provided to the sorter as needed by a cloud based system. The system and method accommodates delays in providing the corrected postal addresses to the sorter.
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1. A real-time address correction system for correcting addresses of mail articles in real-time, comprising:
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a sorter, comprising; a vision system; a controller; a bin; and a printer system; and a forwarding system, comprising; a local computer having a processor, a computer-readable storage medium, and a network interface, wherein the local computer is for interfacing the sorter to a remote computer; the remote computer having a processor, a computer-readable storage medium, a database, and a network interface, wherein the remote computer is for interfacing the local computer to the database; and a cloud system, comprising; a global network of computers; and a cloud based computer-readable storage medium; wherein the global network of computers when combined with the cloud based computer-readable storage medium provides a transmission path and storage environment for data transmissions between the local computer and the remote computer; and wherein the bin is configured for storing mail articles while data transmissions between the local computer and the remote computer are delayed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of correcting addresses of mail articles in real time, comprising:
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imaging an address from a mail piece to generate a textual record of the address; accessing a local database to determine if a potential change of address exist based upon the textual record of the address; determining if a change of address record is located in the local database based upon the textual record; printing a change of address label on the mail piece if the change of address record exist in the local database; accessing a remote database of change of address records through a cloud if the change of address record is not located in the local database; determining if a change of address record is located in a remote database based upon the textual record; printing a change of address label on the mail piece if the change of address record exist in the remote database; and sorting the mail piece; wherein the cloud comprises a network of computers combined with a computer-readable storage medium providing a transmission path and a storage environment for data transmissions between a local computer and a remote computer. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A real-time address correction system for correcting addresses of mail articles in real-time, comprising:
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a sorter, comprising; a vision system; a controller, having; a processor; a computer-readable storage medium; and a network interface; wherein the controller interfaces the sorter to a forwarding system; a bin; a printer system; and the forwarding system, comprising; a remote computer, having; a processor; a computer-readable storage medium; a database; and a network interface; wherein the remote computer is for interfacing the controller to the database; and a cloud system, comprising; a global network of computers; and a cloud based computer-readable storage medium; wherein the global network of computers when combined with the cloud based computer-readable storage medium provides a transmission path and storage environment for data transmissions between the controller and the remote computer; and wherein the bin is configured for storing mail articles while data transmissions between the controller and the remote computer are delayed. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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